Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash Reviews

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Anonymous from Illinois
July 27, 2010
Pros Smells good
Skin felt clean
Cons Isn't effective
Drying
Makes you break out
Bottom line My skin started to clear up for the first week, but after that I really started to break out. The cleanser also dried out my skin to the point that it was very painful to put any moisturizer on it.
Price paid $7.00
Acne severity moderate
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Maggue from Toronto
July 19, 2010
Pros - affordable.
Cons - dries out your face
- does not help your previous acne
- makes you break out worse than before
Bottom line Although this product is affordable, it will be a waste of money anyways. It does not do anything to help your acne, but instread, it gives you more. You break out instantly, and the pimples from that break out take longer to go away.
Price paid $6.00
Acne severity moderate
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Cassie from Michigan
July 18, 2010
Pros Made my face feel clean
Cons Isn't effective
Broke me out worse than any other cleanser I've used
Runny
Bottom line I've used both the original and the Redness Reducing version (the one in the green bottle)

The original held no merit for me. It didn't clear my skin and I didn't enjoy using it at all. I didn't like the smell or the consistency of it, so I stopped using it after about a week.
(This was a few years back, mind you)

About a month and a half ago I was looking for a new cleanser (I had stopped trying to take care of my acne for years, and had just started up again) and I decided to pick up the Redness Reducing version of this cleanser, since I have fair skin with redness on my cheeks and chin.
I loved the smell, the consistency wasn't too bad for me this time, and I liked how clean my face felt afterward.
I happily used it for about a week until I noticed that my skin was getting /worse/. I shrugged it off, thinking that this is just how most cleansers work. Your skin has to get used to it first. Another week went by and my face was slowly getting worse and worse.
I unhappily thew it away, sad that I couldn't use it any longer.
Price paid $5.00
Acne severity moderate
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Helpfulness score of this review: -2
Anonymous from Pennsylvania
July 14, 2010
Pros Cleans oil and make up very well. Makes skin look and feel smoother. Minimizes the look of pores.
Cons None
Bottom line I have been using this product since I was 25 years old (I'm 40 now). It is by far the best cleanser for oily skin. I've tried many other kinds of cleansers and none of them helped. I never actually had acne but have VERY oily skin and this works wonderfully. It's a keeper!
Price paid $7.00
Acne severity very light
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Helpfulness score of this review: 1
Anonymous from Tx
July 14, 2010
Pros Nice clean feel :)
clears up pimples
no irritation
helped my blackheads
price
Cons sorta drying
Bottom line works well, just sorta drying...you will need moisturizer..of course ..love the feeling after using it.. :)
Price paid $5.00
Acne severity moderate
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Helpfulness score of this review: 2
Audrey from Brzail
July 13, 2010
Pros - it got rid of SOME acne.
Cons - drys face really fast
- doesn't smell good
Bottom line I don't recommend it. I have SUPER LIGHT ACNE. It's all right, but if you have oily skin it sucks.
Price paid $8.46
Acne severity very light
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Helpfulness score of this review: 2
Bee from USA
July 12, 2010
Pros Dries up places with acne, but leaves other places fairly ok. Lathers nicely. Helps get rid of stubborn little bumps. Helps control acne somewhat after it is washed off.
Cons Can be drying for people who have dry or combination/dry skin. Hard to wash off.
Bottom line Mosturizer is a really important thing, btw. It will help your skin to not think it's being strip and make even more of it's own oil. I would totally recommend this to someone like me, who has a really, really, really, oily tzone (forehead, nose, chin). It has reduced the size of the pores on my nose and FINALLY cleared up a really stubborn breakout of little skin colored bumps on my chin in a matter of days! I think the reason it will tighten you skin a lot after using it is because there is still some residue left from it, because it is a little hard to wash off. You should follow with a toner or astringent and then a good mosturizer!
Price paid $10.00
Acne severity light
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Helpfulness score of this review: 5
Jessica from San Diego
July 11, 2010
Pros Left face feeling fresh and clean
smoother skin where I don't have acne
clears up some acne
drys up existing acne
seems to prevent new breakouts
Cons First week or two, my skin felt excessivley dry
does not clear all acne
Bottom line I began using this product in conjuction with a BP spot treatment. I later stopped using the spot treatment because it didn't work for my acne, I get areas in my tzone that are full of small acne bumps that are kind of like a rash.

So I used just the cleanser and neutrogenas oil free moiustrizer, and I am noticing smoothing of my acne especially on my problematic chin area

Bottom line: this product is not a miracle, but it does help.
Price paid $5.00
Acne severity moderate
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Helpfulness score of this review: 0
emily from michigan
July 6, 2010
Pros smells good
gentle
removes dirt, oil, make up, etc.
Cons none(:
Bottom line its summer now, and im way less stressed than i am during the year. i have very light acne and this face wash cleared up whatever i had. it didnt dry out my face. and it left my skin feeling fresh and clean. love love love it.
Price paid $5.25
Acne severity very light
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Helpfulness score of this review: 1
Donny from michigan
June 22, 2010
Pros makes large acne go away
Cons *faces is left irritated
*dries out face
*only 2% of an active ingredient
*leaves acne bumbs
Bottom line The thinking behind this product is to clear acne and take away oils and bacteria that the bumps need. However if you keep taking from the skin, the skin just makes more of the horrible stuff. Which is why you must give your face healthy nutrition so the body doesn't have to make its own oil, which clogs pores.
Price paid $8.00
Acne severity moderate
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Helpfulness score of this review: -3

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